Sunday night, patrons at The House, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, were served a brimming hot cup of acoustic folk rock. The first taste of the evening gave listeners a hint of Kevin Danzig and Cat Woolley, a musical duo appropriately known as Danzig and Woolley....

"Murder by Numbers" (Warner Bros., R) is as methodical and intense as an Alfred Hitchcock film. The film does more than play "who dunnit" with the audience - it opens the door to the minds of abandoned youth. Two kids systematically plan the demise of...

The freaks and geeks of Illinois flocked to the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont, last Thursday. They journeyed in hopes of finding abject hilarity and obscure comedy. They journeyed in hopes of finding the Kids in the Hall. At the promised...

Bouncing, sleeping, dancing and working each would thrive peacefully when paired with the Sneaker Pimps' new album, "Bloodsport." The offering consists mostly of edgy, beat-driven trip-hop. It never gets too intense or too mellow. The four-man English...

NIU's School of Music Chamber Choir was the only U.S. group selected to perform as part of an international festival in Poland over the weekend, delivering a performance that earned a standing ovation from the crowd. Eric Johnson, director of choral activities,...

Six hours of thrashing rock music capped CAB's Springfest Saturday afternoon at the Holmes Student Center's Duke Ellington Ballroom. Claiming the grand prize of $150, local band Fixate won the Battle of the Bands. Eight bands were chosen by CAB - out...

After the Beatles landed at New York's JFK Airport on Feb. 7, 1964, the world took notice and never was quite the same. John, Paul, George and Ringo served as an inspiration for a legion of kids and young adults who mimicked them by picking up an instrument,...

Tom Trimble spent many nights in a chair, rocking his new baby, who only would sleep while in someone's arms. Thinking about the sensation of falling when the first instant of unconsciousness hits combined with the responsibility of a life in his arms...

"Sometimes God just likes to put two guys in a paper gag and let them go at it." This line of dialogue perhaps sums up everything "Changing Lanes" (Paramount, R) is about and then some. Top-notch suspense teamed with overwhelmingly moving drama makes...

"[You] struggle to find your skin," Jeff Tweedy sang fittingly on "Can't Stand It" from Wilco's 1998 release "Summer Teeth." Wilco's current struggles in releasing "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" (Nonesuch) are a tired and sad story for music makers everywhere:...

Optometrists beware. "Wood/Water," the latest release from The Promise Ring, is sure to send the emo community scrambling for the thickest prescription glasses in stock. The album features 12 emotive tracks with a subdued blend of rhythmic instrumentals...

America and the world celebrate Walt Disney's 100th birthday this year. With that, the M.O.O.S.E. reflects on his life. Disney was maniacal, controlling, obsessive and vexed for his entire life. And for that, the world forever will be indebted to him....